]> http://www.artistdirect.com/ ARTISTdirect RSS 10 Tue, 07 Oct 2008 23:38:03 PST en-us http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839419,00.html#article Dear Science, We owe you an apology. Us creative types used to be afraid of you—what, with all your figures and computations. All that analytical talk hurt our oversized right brains, so we kept you at bay with finger paints and slam poetry. Then came TV On the Radio with their new album named in Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:43:08 PST 4839419 Music News Dear Science, We owe you an apology. Us creative types used to be afraid of you—what, with all your figures and computations. All that analytical talk hurt our oversized right brains, so we kept you at bay with finger paints and slam poetry. Then came TV On the Radio with their new album named in http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839399,00.html#article Duran Duran has tacked one more series of shows onto their Red Carpet Massacre tour, beginning in Mexico City on November 28 and finally finishing up in Montclair, NJ, on December 14. If you're wondering what all this Massacre business was about in the first place, singer Simon LeBon explained Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:59:58 PST 4839399 Music News Duran Duran has tacked one more series of shows onto their Red Carpet Massacre tour, beginning in Mexico City on November 28 and finally finishing up in Montclair, NJ, on December 14. If you're wondering what all this Massacre business was about in the first place, singer Simon LeBon explained http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839398,00.html#article John Legend has tapped Raphael Saadiq for the first leg of his worldwide tour behind Evolver, a new studio album that drops on October 28 and features guest turns from Andre 3000, Estelle, Brandy and Kanye West. Legend's initial dates begin on November 19 in Minneapolis, MN, and wind down in Durham, Tue, 07 Oct 2008 15:53:23 PST 4839398 Music News John Legend has tapped Raphael Saadiq for the first leg of his worldwide tour behind Evolver, a new studio album that drops on October 28 and features guest turns from Andre 3000, Estelle, Brandy and Kanye West. Legend's initial dates begin on November 19 in Minneapolis, MN, and wind down in Durham, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839395,00.html#article Sporting a member from the universally lauded folk outfit Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles will undoubtedly be approached by many with a sideband-stigma. Luckily for its core members, Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus, and music fans alike, their sophomore album, In Ear Park, not only steps out of Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:36:22 PST 4839395 Music News Sporting a member from the universally lauded folk outfit Grizzly Bear, Department of Eagles will undoubtedly be approached by many with a sideband-stigma. Luckily for its core members, Daniel Rossen and Fred Nicolaus, and music fans alike, their sophomore album, In Ear Park, not only steps out of http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839371,00.html#article M. Night Shyamalan is a pretty straightforward guy. "My house is really clean," laughs Night. "There are natural, old wood floors. It's all very light, and there's not a lot of busyness there. I can't really think if there's a lot of busyness. That crosses over to my films. There's a very minimalist Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:12:23 PST 4839371 Music News M. Night Shyamalan is a pretty straightforward guy. "My house is really clean," laughs Night. "There are natural, old wood floors. It's all very light, and there's not a lot of busyness there. I can't really think if there's a lot of busyness. That crosses over to my films. There's a very minimalist http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839345,00.html#article According to British Vogue, English rose Kate Winslet will portray cutting edge fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in an upcoming biopic. Westwood is a British fashion icon, renowned for her fusion of punk and New Wave aesthetics with a modern, yet classic feel. She is a favorite among celebrities Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:13:20 PST 4839345 Music News According to British Vogue, English rose Kate Winslet will portray cutting edge fashion designer Vivienne Westwood in an upcoming biopic. Westwood is a British fashion icon, renowned for her fusion of punk and New Wave aesthetics with a modern, yet classic feel. She is a favorite among celebrities http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839344,00.html#article Perennially disheveled actor Nick Nolte will portray a vagabond in the forthcoming coming-of-age drama Arcadia Lost. Hayley Bennett and Carter Jenkins are also part of the film's cast. Bennett and Jenkins will star as step-siblings who embark on a family trip that ends with a tragic car crash Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:07:48 PST 4839344 Music News Perennially disheveled actor Nick Nolte will portray a vagabond in the forthcoming coming-of-age drama Arcadia Lost. Hayley Bennett and Carter Jenkins are also part of the film's cast. Bennett and Jenkins will star as step-siblings who embark on a family trip that ends with a tragic car crash http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839343,00.html#article Sarah Michelle Gellar shot to fame as the title character in the beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. The actress returns to her roots on the small screen in HBO's The Wonderful Maladys. The show will revolve around three siblings who lost their parents at a young age and will be based in New Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:00:55 PST 4839343 Music News Sarah Michelle Gellar shot to fame as the title character in the beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer series. The actress returns to her roots on the small screen in HBO's The Wonderful Maladys. The show will revolve around three siblings who lost their parents at a young age and will be based in New http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839342,00.html#article Multi-tasker Salma Hayek continues to take roles behind the camera during this phase of her storied career. The actress and mom is currently developing and serving as executive producer on The New McToms, a multi and single camera half-hour family comedy for Fox. The series is said to have an ethnic Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:54:04 PST 4839342 Music News Multi-tasker Salma Hayek continues to take roles behind the camera during this phase of her storied career. The actress and mom is currently developing and serving as executive producer on The New McToms, a multi and single camera half-hour family comedy for Fox. The series is said to have an ethnic http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839341,00.html#article Asian actress Maggie Q has replaced "disgraced" star Tang Wei as the lead in Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Warrior and the Wolf. Q takes over for Wei, who had to vacate the role after having been banned from Chinese screens in the wake of her raunchy film, Lust, Caution. Wei was Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:42:30 PST 4839341 Music News Asian actress Maggie Q has replaced "disgraced" star Tang Wei as the lead in Chinese director Tian Zhuangzhuang's The Warrior and the Wolf. Q takes over for Wei, who had to vacate the role after having been banned from Chinese screens in the wake of her raunchy film, Lust, Caution. Wei was http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839340,00.html#article Depeche Mode held a press conference in Berlin yesterday, announcing initial dates for their 2009 Tour of the Universe and the renewal of their long-term contract with Mute/EMI overseas. (No word yet on whether Mute will keep licensing Depeche Mode records to Warner Bros. in the U.S.) The band's Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:09:47 PST 4839340 Music News Depeche Mode held a press conference in Berlin yesterday, announcing initial dates for their 2009 Tour of the Universe and the renewal of their long-term contract with Mute/EMI overseas. (No word yet on whether Mute will keep licensing Depeche Mode records to Warner Bros. in the U.S.) The band's http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839339,00.html#article Scars on Broadway, the side project of System of a Down's guitarist/backup vocalist (Daron Malakian) and drummer (John Dolmayan), have cancelled their North American tour and an October 14 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In a statement, Malakian said "his heart wasn't into touring" and revealed Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:05:37 PST 4839339 Music News Scars on Broadway, the side project of System of a Down's guitarist/backup vocalist (Daron Malakian) and drummer (John Dolmayan), have cancelled their North American tour and an October 14 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live. In a statement, Malakian said "his heart wasn't into touring" and revealed http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839338,00.html#article A CD/DVD collection of James Bond songs is on the way October 28. The Best of Bond…James Bond features 24 tracks, including iconic contributions from Louis Armstrong, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, and such modern artists as Chris Cornell, Madonna and Garbage. A previously unreleased John Arnold Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:56:25 PST 4839338 Music News A CD/DVD collection of James Bond songs is on the way October 28. The Best of Bond…James Bond features 24 tracks, including iconic contributions from Louis Armstrong, Shirley Bassey, Nancy Sinatra, and such modern artists as Chris Cornell, Madonna and Garbage. A previously unreleased John Arnold http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839174,00.html#article Usher has dropped all the details behind "One Night Stand: Ladies Only," a 14-stop club tour that runs between a November 2 stop in Atlantic City and a November 25 date in Dallas. According to a spokesperson from Usher's label, Jive Records, the tour is aimed at women, but men are allowed in as Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:45:41 PST 4839174 Music News Usher has dropped all the details behind "One Night Stand: Ladies Only," a 14-stop club tour that runs between a November 2 stop in Atlantic City and a November 25 date in Dallas. According to a spokesperson from Usher's label, Jive Records, the tour is aimed at women, but men are allowed in as http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839173,00.html#article Coldplay has confirmed the November release of a new eight-song EP called Prospekt's March. Aside from an alternate version of "Lost" featuring Jay-Z, the digital release includes six new studio recordings and the Osaka Sun remix of "Lovers in Japan." The band's North American tour begins on Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:36:22 PST 4839173 Music News Coldplay has confirmed the November release of a new eight-song EP called Prospekt's March. Aside from an alternate version of "Lost" featuring Jay-Z, the digital release includes six new studio recordings and the Osaka Sun remix of "Lovers in Japan." The band's North American tour begins on http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839172,00.html#article Goldenvoice has announced the dates for its tenth annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Set to take place the weekend of April 17-19 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA, the fest will be followed by Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival a week later (Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:27:27 PST 4839172 Music News Goldenvoice has announced the dates for its tenth annual Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival. Set to take place the weekend of April 17-19 at Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA, the fest will be followed by Stagecoach: California's Country Music Festival a week later (Saturday, April 25, and Sunday, http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839168,00.html#article With last year's neon epidemic subsiding, LA Weekly's Detour Festival took on a notably different look and sound than the dance-crazed iteration of yesteryear. While the crowd still skewed more towards the tween demographic than the average fest, a majority of this year's youth dawned black Mars Mon, 06 Oct 2008 16:04:01 PST 4839168 Music News With last year's neon epidemic subsiding, LA Weekly's Detour Festival took on a notably different look and sound than the dance-crazed iteration of yesteryear. While the crowd still skewed more towards the tween demographic than the average fest, a majority of this year's youth dawned black Mars http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839121,00.html#article Somewhere on the road right now, there's a good chance that Marc Broussard is golfing. "Every day that we have off, we play golf, so that's always a good time. No, I'm a terrible golfer, but I do enjoy the game. It's a good time," he laughs. In between perfecting his swing, the New Orleans native Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:36:59 PST 4839121 Music News Somewhere on the road right now, there's a good chance that Marc Broussard is golfing. "Every day that we have off, we play golf, so that's always a good time. No, I'm a terrible golfer, but I do enjoy the game. It's a good time," he laughs. In between perfecting his swing, the New Orleans native http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839113,00.html#article Horror master George A. Romero is currently shooting an untitled horror film featuring his signature flesh-eating zombies. The director wrote the script and began shooting in Ontario last week. The story is vintage Romero, centering on a group living on an isolated island off the coast of North Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:57:14 PST 4839113 Music News Horror master George A. Romero is currently shooting an untitled horror film featuring his signature flesh-eating zombies. The director wrote the script and began shooting in Ontario last week. The story is vintage Romero, centering on a group living on an isolated island off the coast of North http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4839112,00.html#article Andrew Bird has released a new live record through his Web store, http://www.andrewbird.net/shop.shtml. Captured at La Tulipe last September, Live in Montreal features a backing band of Martin Dosh (a.k.a. Dosh) and Jeremy Ylvisaker. In other Bird news, the whistling singer/multi-instrumentalist is Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:52:25 PST 4839112 Music News Andrew Bird has released a new live record through his Web store, http://www.andrewbird.net/shop.shtml. Captured at La Tulipe last September, Live in Montreal features a backing band of Martin Dosh (a.k.a. Dosh) and Jeremy Ylvisaker. In other Bird news, the whistling singer/multi-instrumentalist is